Radical 酉

14 strokes

whisky bottle 酉 (102a) + hesitate (765a) = sour 酸

[酸牛奶 (384, 533) suānniúnǎi yogurt; sour milk]

The alcoholic picked up the whisky bottle but hesitated — the last drink had tasted very sour. / The ghostly giant (from Alcoholics Anonymous) had tampered with his liquor by steeping his sandals in it!

cocoon 厶 (34a) + eight 八 (20) + pursue 夂 (506a) = hesitate

The butterfly emerges from the cocoon and the first thing it sees is an octopus, which it pursues, thinking the octopus is its mother — but when it gets closer it hesitates. (Would its mum have quite so many legs?) / [No pronunciation needed]